题文
There are two basic ways to see growth: one as a product, the other as a process. People have generally viewed personal growth as an external(外部的) result or product that can easily be identified and measured. The worker who gets a promotion, the student whose grades improve, the foreigner who learns a new language--- all these are examples of people who have measurable results to show for their efforts.By contrast, the process of personal growth is much more difficult to determine, since by definition it is a journey and not the specific signposts (路标)or landmarks along the way. The process is not the road itself, but rather the attitudes and feelings people have, their caution or courage, as they go through new experiences and unexpected obstacles(阻碍). In this process, the journey never really ends; there are always new ways to experience the world, new ideas to try, new challenges to accept.
In order to grow, to travel new roads, people need to have a willingness to take risks, to be faced with the unknown, and to accept the possibility that they may “fail” at first. How we see ourselves as we try a new way of being is essential(基本的) to our ability to grow.
These feelings of insecurity and self – doubt are both unavoidable and necessary if we are to change and grow. If we do not face and overcome these internal(内部的) fears and doubts, if we protect ourselves too much, then we cease（停止) to grow. We become trapped inside a shell of our own making.
小题1:．A person is generally believed to achieve personal growth when______..A．he has given up his smoking habit B．he has made great efforts in his workC．he is interested in making anything newD．he has tried to determine where he is on his journey小题2:．In the author’s eyes, one who views personal growth as a process would______.A．judge his ability to grow from his own achievementsB．succeed in climbing up the social ladderC．face difficulties and take up challenges D．aim high and reach his goal each time小题3:．When the author says “a new way of being” (para. 3), he is referring to _____. A．a new way of taking risksB．a new approach to experiencing the worldC．a new system of adapting to changeD．a new method of finding ourselves小题4:．For personal growth, the author may not support __________. .A．curiosity and more chancesB．being quick in self – adaptationC．open – minded to new experiencesD．avoidance of internal fears and doubts 题型：未知难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:A
小题2:C
小题3:B
小题4:D
解析
本文是一篇讲述人生哲理的文章，人们看待成长或增长有两种基本方法，一个是产品，一个就是过程，人们往往把个人的成长看作是外部的结果或者是能够被确认或测量的产品，相反，个人的成长过程是很难定义的，那不想实际存在的东西能够看得到，人生的成长就像旅行永远没有端点，人们要不断的去经历新的事物，在此过程中有难以预料的困难，但要去面对，否则就不会有进步。
小题1: A细节理解题。People have generally viewed personal growth as an external(外部的) result or product that can easily be identified and measured.句意为：人们通常看个人的成长看作是外部取得的结果或能够被确认或衡量的产品。根据这句话的意思可知，一个人成功的戒掉烟是取得的一个结果，是人成长的标志。故答案为A。
小题2:C细节推断题。The process is not the road itself, but rather the attitudes and feelings people have, their caution or courage, as they go through new experiences and unexpected obstacles(阻碍). In this process, the journey never really ends; there are always new ways to experience the world, new ideas to try, new challenges to accept.句意为：这个过程并不是一条路本身，而是人们所拥有的感受和态度，当他们经受新的经历或不可预料的障碍时，他们的谨慎或勇气。在此过程中，旅程从来没有终点，总是有经历世界的新方法，要去接受新的挑战。所以这个过程就是要去面对困难和接受挑战。故答案应为C。
小题3: B句意理解题。How we see ourselves as we try a new way of being is essential(基本的) to our ability to grow. 我们要去尝试一种新的_____方式，对我们来说是能力增长的表现。所以这里应为去探索世界的新方法，故答案应为B.
小题4:D文意推论题。These feelings of insecurity and self – doubt are both unavoidable and necessary if we are to change and grow. If we do not face and overcome these internal(内部的) fears and doubts, if we protect ourselves too much, then we cease（停止) to grow. We become trapped inside a shell of our own making.句意为：不安全感和自我怀疑的是可避免的感受，如果我们不能克服这些内部的恐惧和怀疑，如果我们太多的保护自己，那么我们就停止了成长，就陷入到了自己做的贝壳里面。故答案应为D。我们不能躲避内心的恐惧和怀疑。
【考点】考查人生哲理类文章的阅读理解。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“There are two basic .....”主要考查你对 [人生感悟类阅读 ]考点的理解。人生感悟类阅读
人生感悟类阅读的概念：
生活感悟类的文章就是指能给人心灵以启迪，使人从中受到教育的文章。这类文章的体裁可以是记叙文，如生活中一些感人故事或情感故事，有点类似心灵鸡汤一样的短文。
生活感悟类阅读解题指导：
一、文章特点：
生活感悟类的文章就是指能给人心灵以启迪，使人从中受到教育的文章。这类文章的体裁可以是记叙文，如生活中一些感人故事或情感故事，有点类似心灵鸡汤一样的短文。有时故事的结尾会有一句“点睛之笔”，点出全文的中心思想，就像《伊索寓言》里的寓言一样。还可能是夹叙夹议的哲理散文或生活随笔。散文随笔通常会阐述一种朴素易懂，耳熟能详的人生道理或宝贵品质。文章的结构和议论文类似，一般是总分总或总分结构。每段首句或尾句为主题句（论点），其它句子围绕主题展开论述（论据），论证方法多种多样，或举例，或引用名言，或正反对照等。
二、解题技巧：
针对生活感悟类文章的特点，做这类文章的完形填空时，要特别注意以下几点：
1、重点理解全文的首句。如果是记叙文，找出when，where，who，what等基本要素。如果是散文随笔，充分理解文章的中心句—全文的主题。
2、阅读全文的结尾段或结尾句，有助于理解文章所阐述或蕴含的哲理、感悟或忠告等。
3、调动自己的背景知识和情感。这类文章不会讲大道理也不会涉及到一些很专业的知识技术领域，而是谈一些小事和简单的道理，所以如果读者能和作者产生感情上的共鸣，读者会更好地把握作者的意图态度，从而提高做题的准确度。因此，考生在平时要做一个有心人，即用心去感悟生活中发生的小事，思考人生的一些基本道理，多阅读一些短小精悍的美文，多写写自己的心情故事和对生活学习的感悟。只有平时多用心，做题时才能调动自己的背景知识和情感。
